Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips Chrome Music Lab is an exceptional project from Google that will get your creative juices flowing and your inner composer composing. It’s an ideal assistant for those who want to train their ear or who simply don’t have access to a standard physical keyboard. Play around for … Continue reading Piano games! Spice up your practice with Chrome Music Lab
Pro Audio and Studio – Music Instrument News Studiomaster’s digiLiVE series of innovative remotely controllable digital mixers has been expanded with the addition of two new micro models. The digiLiVE 4C and digiLiVE 8C combine mix hardware and superior sounding analogue I/Os with a mobile device based GUI, providing access to an expanded range of … Continue reading Studiomaster Expands digiLiVE Series With New Micro Mixers
Pro Audio and Studio – Music Instrument News Solid State Logic announced that three of its products have been nominated for Outstanding Technical Achievement at the 36th Annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Awards. Presented by The NAMM Foundation, The NAMM TEC Awards are bestowed annually in celebration of the pro audio community by recognizing … Continue reading Solid State Logic Captures Three Nominations for 36th Annual Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards
Modern Drummer Magazine Brubeck Editionshas announced the December 4, 2020, release of Time OutTakes, the label’s inaugural release, timed to celebrate Dave Brubeck’s centennial. The release features recently discovered outtakes from the historic 1959 Time Out sessions by the Dave Brubeck Quartet, which featured the pianist and compose alongsidealto saxophonist and composer Paul Desmond, bassist … Continue reading Time OutTakes: Newly Discovered Tracks from Dave Brubeck Classic to Feature Unreleased Joe Morello Performances
The Harmonica Company Top 10 Diatonic Harmonicas 10 hole diatonic harps are the most popular type of harmonica, and can be used to play a wide variety of musical genres, from jazz, through to folk and rock. Here, in no particular order, is our top 10: 1. Hohner Special 20 This is the harmonica that … Continue reading Top 10 Diatonic Harmonicas
Drummer’s Review Gretsch Drums is delighted to announce that Grammy Award winning drummer, Will Calhoun, is now an official endorser. Best known as the drummer of the alternative rock band, Living Colour, Calhoun’s extraordinary creative vision and drumming talents have seen him contribute to many and varied music genres including jazz, rock, hip-hop, ambient and … Continue reading Will Calhoun Joins Gretsch Drums Artist Family
Tomlin Harmonica Lessons Hello and welcome to this week’s lesson where I’ll be showing you a clip from Todd Parrott’s recent guest seminar about Country Harmonica over at Tomlin Harmonica School. In this video, you’ll learn some Charlie McCoy tricks. Todd Parrott Check out Todd Parrott’s stuff by clicking here. Complete Beginner?? Join my FREE … Continue reading Introduction to Country Harmonica
Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips Most western music is built using scales and arpeggios. There are two basic pattern types: major and minor. By learning to play them, you improve your finger strength and develop an understanding of the different key signatures. You’ll find learning a song gets a lot quicker once … Continue reading Running and jumping – scales and arpeggios
The final results of the Great Guitar Build-Off 2020 have been announced by Crimson Guitars. It’s fair to say the results are causing some controversy, though, with the standard of entries in the inaugural competition, it was always going to be close. All in all though, the competition has raised a whopping £30,000+ for the … Continue reading Great guitar Build off 2020 results!
Modern Drummer Magazine Modern Drummer was saddened to hear of the passing of W.S. Holland on September 23, at the age of eighty-five. Holland was one of the architects of rock ’n’ roll, first with Carl Perkins, and then with Johnny Cash, who he worked with for nearly fifty years. To read more about the … Continue reading Rock ’N’ Roll Original W.S. Holland Passes
